Even though books have been around for well over 500 years, we're still dealing with a working definition for the word book. Tina Seeling (Executive Director of STVP, author, and Stanford professor) threw out the following definition: "A committment to a deep-dive on a topic using the written word." The panel took a deep dive (with the spoken word) on what a book is and what the future of the written word is, but only after Tina showed off some of her favorite students and their exploration of the future of the book publishing industry. Apple's iPad, the Nook, Amazon's Kindle, and the entire concept of ebooks have forever changed an industry that fell asleep at the wheel.

A Peek Inside the Classroom: Stanford Students Explore the Future of Book Publishing

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Amazon sold more downloaded books than print last Christmas and Apple will sell a million iPads in 2010.  Is long-form text content?

• Host: Suzanne Bell, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• Tina Seelig, Executive Director, author, Stanford Technology Ventures Program
• Peter Sims, author and entrepreneur, co-author with Bill George of, True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership
• Dr. Thomas Alt, CEO, Metaio
• Osman Rashid, CEO, Kno
• Dr. Daniel Clancy, Engineering Director, Google Book Search